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Kulaev, Maxim
FM🇷🇺FIDE 34189049· Male· Russia· Born in 2004
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Maxim Kulaev, a 22-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2309 and sitting in the top 2% of Russian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Also played 1 blitz event (including Pearl of Saratov 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2355 was reached at age 21 (Apr 2025).
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 22). At junior level, he reached World #53 in U12 and #2, #2, #4, #4 and #46 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U10.
Current rating
2309
Standard
Rpd2309·Blz2294
All-time high
2355
−46 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 21
Apr 2025 · age 21
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#161 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
18 entries2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 22
May 2026
2025
50th Russian 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2355
Apr 2025
All-time peak 2355
at age 21 · −41 from today
Apr 2025
2024
2nd Russian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2351
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
Jun 2023
2022
2nd Russian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2322
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2314 → 2309
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
1W3D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #91 | 2281 | -4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikita Yastrebov
🇷🇺RUS·1819
+14 −0 =0
14 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsVadim BobkovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2233
+4 −5 =4
13 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsAleksandr Karavaev
🇷🇺RUS·2003
+7 −2 =3
12 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsAzat GabdrakhmanovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2316
+7 −5 =0
12 games·last met Mar 2021
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vsValery SkatchkovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2228
+1 −5 =5
11 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
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Russia
#161
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#725
in continent
World
#3,789
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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